In Scotland, almost 8,000 people had signed a petition to be allowed to fly the giant Trump baby ballon over the Turnberry course where the USA president is expected to play golf Saturday.

Trump went on: "You have a mayor who has done a awful job in London".

He added that Europe as a whole was "losing its culture" because of immigration from the Middle East and Africa. The Trumps will be staying with Johnson on Thursday night, one day before a mass demonstration against Trump's policies is set to take place in London. "They like me a lot in the UK".

Thornberry described Trump's comments as "rudeness upon rudeness upon rudeness", and urged May to stand up to him.

"Paris, Nice, Brussels, Berlin. This is not the way you behave", Thornberry told broadcaster ITV. May had used the Blenheim black tie dinner with political and business leaders to press Trump on the benefits of a free trade deal after Brexit.

In contrast to the president's sharp words, Trump's first event in England was an oasis of warm greetings at an evening reception at Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Winston Churchill, the larger-than-life British leader cited by the president as a model of leadership.

U.S. President Donald Trump has made the grave error of referring to Ireland as a part of the United Kingdom.

. Police worked overtime, their days off cancelled. "We urge that the Scottish government rules out any use of Prestwick by the president or his entourage, and so send the most powerful message possible that Donald Trump is not welcome in Scotland".

The blimp is part of a series of protests across the United Kingdom organized by the Stop Trump Coalition, which describes itself as a "coalition of organizations and individuals joined forces to protest against Donald Trump's planned visit to the UK".

The mood was far less jovial in Belgium earlier in the day.

The agenda for Trump and May on Friday includes discussion on relations with Russian Federation, ahead of a summit in Finland on Monday between Trump and President Vladimir Putin.

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